Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Estimate for JPM Q2 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.45. The consensus estimate for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s current full-year earnings is $18.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.70 EPS.

JPM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $264.00 to $251.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $269.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Baird R W raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $257.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $254.11.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

NYSE JPM opened at $233.04 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $648.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $247.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $242.36. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $179.20 and a fifty-two week high of $280.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.63 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. The company had revenue of $45.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.62 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.44 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,824,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,228,110,000 after buying an additional 182,648 shares during the last quarter. Invst LLC grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% during the third quarter. Invst LLC now owns 15,033 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,170,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Passumpsic Savings Bank boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 15.1% during the 3rd quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank now owns 10,753 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,267,000 after buying an additional 1,407 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. grew its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 21,082 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,445,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 234.4% during the 3rd quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 7,226 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,524,000 after acquiring an additional 5,065 shares during the period. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 1,250 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.09, for a total value of $337,612.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 50,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,606,323.93. The trade was a 2.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total transaction of $838,763.82. Following the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 47,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,092,622.80. This represents a 6.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 76,848 shares of company stock valued at $19,987,908 over the last 90 days. 0.79% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a dividend of $1.40 per share. This is a positive change from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is 27.49%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. It focuses on investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), and Corporate.